Hi, Ben from DigitalOcean here - just to give you guys an update. This method will no longer work on a newly created droplet.

We've now default scrub_data to ON for both web interface and API as we look at making this process permanent. Additionally, we've re-engineered the way we're provisioning disks and access to previously written data is no longer possible.

We've taken all steps in favor of security currently and will build a permanent solution that favors security and caution moving forward.